One of the Dangerous Trades: Essays on the Work and Workings of PoetryAn examination of the poet's place in society as seen by a poet who is also a publisher. |
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... writing , taking over from professors of English , who , earlier in this century , had taken their turn at accrediting what had previously been mere literature ? Poetry in advanced civilizations has always failed , despite its solitary ...
... writing , taking over from professors of English , who , earlier in this century , had taken their turn at accrediting what had previously been mere literature ? Poetry in advanced civilizations has always failed , despite its solitary ...
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... Writer " ) + Ted Hughes , introducing Sylvia Plath's stories , Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams , wrote about his wife's ambitions during the early 1960s : “ Successful story - writing , for her , had all the advantages of a top job ...
... Writer " ) + Ted Hughes , introducing Sylvia Plath's stories , Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams , wrote about his wife's ambitions during the early 1960s : “ Successful story - writing , for her , had all the advantages of a top job ...
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... writer , but I have always adored the craft of writing in both capacities . Though I loved editing , I always felt in my heart that writing was the most rewarding thing in the world to do . I strove , I strained , I failed . Nothing I ...
... writer , but I have always adored the craft of writing in both capacities . Though I loved editing , I always felt in my heart that writing was the most rewarding thing in the world to do . I strove , I strained , I failed . Nothing I ...
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One of the Dangerous Trades | 3 |
The Great Predicament of Poetry | 11 |
The Refuge of the Present Tense | 17 |
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